About the Role
The Middlesex-London Health Unit has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Public Health Nurse to join the Infectious Disease Control (IDC) team in London, Ontario. This role involves direct client care, case and outbreak management, and collaborative work to improve community health.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct client care, including nursing assessment, treatment, education, counselling, consultation, referral, and advocacy.
- Investigate and manage cases and outbreaks involving diseases of public health significance and contacts in a timely, effective and efficient way.
- Coordinate care for individuals and families with complex needs.
- Maintain related health records, documentation and statistics.
- Document and maintain health records in a manner.
- Work collaboratively with peers, community agencies, families & individuals to enable them to enhance their health, to prevent & treat disease(s), and to improve the health of clients and priority populations.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Baccalaureate Degree from an accredited nursing program (BScN).
- Current certificate of competence from the Ontario College of Nurses (CNO).
- Ability to work flexible hours, including mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays and on-call shifts.
- Excellent interpersonal, written/oral communication & presentation skills.
- Ability to case manage while processing and applying significant amount of information accurately and quickly while working effectively in a dynamic and fast-paced environment as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Proficient technical skills in the areas of documentation, Microsoft Office & database software.
- Possession of a valid Class “G” Ontario Driver’s License and use of a vehicle for work-related purposes.
- Experience with iPHIS or related Ministry database software is an asset.
- Knowledge and experience with infectious diseases, contact tracing and outbreak management, and with current clinical skills, is preferred.
- Current Certification in Infection Control (CIC) is preferred.
- Experience in implementing health equity strategies and working with multicultural populations.
- Experience working with professional interpretation services is an asset.
- Communication proficiency (written and verbal) in French and/or any other language(s) is highly desirable.
Skills
- Nursing assessment
- Treatment
- Education
- Counselling
- Consultation
- Referral
- Advocacy
- Case management
- Documentation
- Microsoft Office
- Database software
- Infectious diseases
- Contact tracing
- Outbreak management
- Clinical skills
- Infection Control
- Health equity strategies
- Working with multicultural populations
- Professional interpretation services
- French language proficiency
- Other language proficiency
Location
- London, Ontario
Work Type
- Full-time
Education Level
- Baccalaureate Degree from an accredited nursing program (BScN)
- Current certificate of competence from the Ontario College of Nurses (CNO)
Salary/Compensations
- $74,171.19 to $101,149.78
About the Company
- The Middlesex-London Health Unit is committed to equity in employment.
- As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to establishing a qualified workforce that is reflective of the diverse population we serve.
Equal Opportunity
- We encourage applications from equity seeking communities including Indigenous peoples, racialized people, persons with disabilities, and those who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+.
- Candidates are encouraged to voluntarily self-identify in their cover letter, in a transparent manner, as part of the application process.
- When a candidate voluntarily discloses such information in their application, the information will be kept confidential.
- Disclosure and/or self-identification with an equity-seeking community will not lead to advantageous treatment of a candidate who is not qualified.
